Hello, Mary Katherine,

I agree with Ken - you do not need to self-diagnose yourself as it
could be quite dangerous - what if you're completely wrong and end up
dangerously self-medicating yourself?  Granted, CP is best treated at
an early age and at the age of 37 you're coming into it rather late,
but I think you'd be far better off getting a firm diagnosis.

Just so you know, both of my sisters are rather clumsy but neither of
them consider themselves as disabled, nor have they ever considered
they might have CP - I suppose that with a CP sister, they know it's
very unlikely they do as they don't really exhibit symptoms of CP.

Also, I agree with Mag in that I think you're labelling yourself in a
negative way.   I have CP and am in a wheelchair because I wore out
my hip joints but I don't consider myself disabled and never have.
It's all how in you see yourself and the world, I suppose.  If
someone tells me I'm disabled, I just stop and stare and them -
unnerves 'em every time! ;)

Kat


On Oct 8, 2005, at 11:31 PM, ken barber wrote:

> many of your symptems could be cp and also could be
> other conditions. i would not assume cp nor would i
> assume something else. i would suggest a good neuro
> for diagnostics and then if you actually do have cp
> then a physical medicine specialist for functional
> treatments.
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>> hello,
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>> thanks for your message.  I have not seen any
>> doctors yet because for my
>> entire life (I am 37) I have been telling myself
>> that I am inept, incompetent, and
>> stupid not to be able to do things as well as it
>> seemed the average person
>> could.  When my parents took me to the doctor when I
>> was not walking after I
>> turned 2, and the doctor did not refer me to anyone,
>> and then I started to walk,
>> everyone assumed there was nothing to worry about.
>> The problem for me is that
>> I have difficulty with so many things that I
>> concluded I was a real idiot for
>> not being able to function as well as other people.
>> I just could not
>> understand why I couldn't adapt as well as they
>> seemed to.
>>
>> I'm going to discuss this with my doctor and see
>> what she wants to do.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Mary Katherine
>>
>>
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